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  • Overtime by Toni Aleo

    Overtime by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Down and out with an injury keeping him away from the game, Assassins’ defenseman Jordie Thomas lives for the blades of his skates on the ice and the feeling of oblivion off it. With no choice but to heal, he’s forced away from the sport that runs through his veins. With everything at stake and darkness setting in, he quickly finds himself spiraling even further out of control...
  • Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    "Finding Infinity" as described by Colin... "Fine Charlie.” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me...
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  • The Legend by Shey Stahl

    The Legend by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be...
  • Fallen Crest Alternative Version by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Alternative Version by Tijan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    This book was originally written to be the sequel to Fallen Crest High. It was scrapped and not used. Fallen Crest Family was written instead as the number two book in the Fallen Crest Series. However; this version was posted on the author's page for free reading as a thank you to her readers. After reading what she posted, enough fans requested this story to be published so here it is...
  • The Champion by Shey Stahl

    The Champion by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A powerful love story of tragedy, love, and commitment. The fourth book in the Racing on the Edge series submerges you in the lifestyle of a champion of a sport that dominates America. Through smoke and methanol, you learn the good, the bad, and the secrets no one wants you to know...
  • Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Colin McKinney has wanted three things since he met Caroline “Charlie” Collins when he was a junior at Texas A&M University: to make her his wife, play professional football, and have a family. In the first three books of the Infinity Series, Colin and Charlie met, fell in love, broke apart, reunited eight years later, and got married...
  • Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne

    Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alexis’s father tells me he’s going to ruin me. He does not want his pop star daughter or her brand associated in any way with the bad boy of baseball.I make it my mission to prove to her father that I’m not the bad guy he thinks I am. But he takes things a few steps too far, causing major issues that will affect my upcoming baseball season...
  • Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In any other family, Levi “501” Babcock would have been the golden boy. Instead, he’s lived his entire life in the shadow of his almost-perfect older brother. They both play for the NHL’s Portland Storm, but Levi is tired of being the second-best Babcock brother. He’s determined to find at least one thing he can do better...
  • Timeless by Erin Noelle

    Timeless by Erin Noelle

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Re-releasing on Jan 19, 2020 with new covers and edits Six years. Two People. One love. After the long awaited wedding of her dreams, Scarlett Templeton, along with her rockstar husband and their five year old twins, are finally putting down roots and settling into their first suburban home...
  • From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas...
  • Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls...
  • Last Chance: A Second Chances Novel by L.P. Dover

    Last Chance: A Second Chances Novel by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A steamy, second chances novel by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, L.P. Dover. Can be read as a STANDALONE. One Taste, the prequel to Last Chance, has been added at the beginning with all new scenes. One last chance. That's all Luke Collins, local bad boy and motocross champion, has to not only find his redemption, but win back the girl he lost...
  • Finding Me by Stephanie Rose

    Finding Me by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I've always been lost . . . Abandoned by a father who didn't want me. Cherished by a stepfather, though I wasn’t his. Shattered by a boy who swore he loved me. But I belonged nowhere, to no one. Then I met Owen, the sweet-talking hockey player who made me love him. He gave me the courage to trust in someone besides myself. He showed me a love I longed for...
  • Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being the nice guy leaves me open to being a rebound romance.Which I’m not interested in. I’ve got better things to do.Like taking my spot on the NBA draft picks. It’s all that matters to me.Love has never been on the radar. I’m too focused for all that fluff.Then life slows me down. Way down.An injury at the end of the spring semester has me working my way back to full health all summer long...
  • Six Hockey Players' Rival by Nicole Casey

    Six Hockey Players' Rival by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Six hockey players, one fearless captain, and a sizzling tale of love, rivalry, and secrets. When I join Yale's ice hockey team, my goal is to prove that women deserve their place in the game. Tensions simmer between the men's and women's teams, but fate has a different plan in store...
  • One Night with the Rebel by Kendall Ryan

    One Night with the Rebel by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She barged into my life and turned everything upside down. We spent one scorching-hot night together, and then she disappeared into the sunset with the golden jock everyone adored. Which makes sense, right? A girl as beautiful and brilliant as Eden Wynn doesn’t end up with a rebel like me.I expected them to live happily ever after, except that's not what happened...
  • Bring The Heat by K.B. Winters

    Bring The Heat by K.B. Winters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Steamy, Sexy Bad Boys Of Summer! Can It Get Any Hotter? I never claimed to be the greatest pitcher in the world—then again, maybe I did—but I was probably drunk off my ass trying to seduce some chick. I had no intention of ever becoming Cody Wright, the best—or the greatest. That was more my old man’s dream. The REAL Mr. Wright...
  • Flip Shot: A Friends to Lovers, Hockey Romance by MJ Fields

    Flip Shot: A Friends to Lovers, Hockey Romance by MJ Fields

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TheoReturning from Texas after summer break, which I spent working, and training, I expected a temperature change. Hell, I welcomed the chill, but I didn’t expect to be completely frozen out by the only chick at Lincoln University who I thought about almost as much as I do hockey.When I saw Riley Park for the first time, the universe shifted...
  • Deep Down by Elle Aycart

    Deep Down by Elle Aycart

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Mike Haddican is a proud small-town gym owner, a renowned karate instructor, and all-around good guy. He’s never needed much to be happy: his family, his friends, his girl. Especially his girl. But when Kyra left him seven years ago to chase her dreams, she all but destroyed him. Contemporary dancer Kyra Brims made it big, but it cost her dearly...
  • Cutter by Stacy Borel

    Cutter by Stacy Borel

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Did somebody say baby? Macie Rosewood was a firecracker, in and out of the bedroom. She lived her life according to her own rules and high standards. When she caught the attention from one of the most eligible Brooks brothers two years ago, Macie had found real love. Dodger Brooks was the sensible brother that played hard and loved even harder...
  • Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If I’m a player… Then she’s the coach. ELIZA My dad doesn’t want me socializing with the team. But I’ve never been much of a daddy’s girl. Junior Morgan thinks he can flash a wink and get me in his bed. I won’t make it so easy for him. Sorry, quarterback. You want me? You’re gonna have to earn it. Let’s play...
  • Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin

    Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Liam Westbury has the world at his feet. He’s the quintessential golden boy. He’s the superstar quarterback for Beaumont High. His girl, Josie, is head cheerleader. He has his choice of colleges just waiting for him. Except he’s suffocating from all the pressure he’s under and no one understands. Liam Page is the heartthrob he never wanted to be...
  • Talk Hockey to Me by Kelly Jamieson

    Talk Hockey to Me by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They can resist their attraction…until their hearts rocket them across the blue line.HunterTiming. Hockey careers are made or broken on it, and mine has taken exceptionally broken road. I’m not a star. I’m a grinder, I work hard, and I’m finally at the point I can put the past behind me and get the fat, long-term contract I deserve...
  • Love Untouched by Anne Leigh

    Love Untouched by Anne Leigh

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An athlete on the verge of greatness. A woman who hit the lowest point in her life and fought her way back to the top. Twenty four year-old Kieran Stone, the country's number 1 swimmer, has loved one woman all his life - only to have that love unreturned. He has resigned himself to the reality that when it comes to love, he will never be someone's first choice...
  • Love Unmatched by Anne Leigh

    Love Unmatched by Anne Leigh

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Love Unmatched Fate brought them together. Love kept them together. Life could tear them apart. 23 year-old Zander Zobowski, football wonderkid and only son of a tech giant and a well-known philanthropist, fell hard for one woman and never got back up...
  • Strike Zone by Kate Angell

    Strike Zone by Kate Angell

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Faced with the love of her life waiting at the altar, thrill-seeking adventure guide Taylor Hannah lost her nerve and ran. Three years later, the gutsy blonde is back in Richmond to reclaim handsome Rogues pitcher Brek Stryker before he makes another trip down the aisle. From dressing as a giant baseball to pummeling the other team's mouthy mascot, this former fiancee is pulling out all the stops...
  • Fly by Molly McLain

    Fly by Molly McLain

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Meet Colton Wade, FMX rider... I’m just a small town guy who caught a lucky break. Now I’m living the dream, on the brink of high-flying super-stardom. But something’s missing. That something is Taylor. She’s my best friend. The one who makes me want to push harder and higher. The one I fall back on when shit gets tough. The one I’d give it all up for. I’d do anything to protect her...
  • Burn for You by Marquita Valentine

    Burn for You by Marquita Valentine

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Beau Montgomery is *not* the typical single dad for three reasons: 1. He's rich and famous. 2. He needs a nanny, like yesterday. 3. He has no idea if eight month old, Mia, is actually his daughter. Only, number three doesn't matter to him, because he's determined to give up everything to be a standup dad, including racing, partying, and his favorite vice-women...
  • Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The gang is back and this time there is a wedding to celebrate, except that is the last thing on Molly Meyers’ mind. After losing her fiancé, Luke, two years ago, the last thing on her mind is helping her best friend, Jane Bradley, plan her wedding and celebrate the annoyingly, obnoxious, lovey-dovey relationship Jane has with Braves first baseman, Brady Matthews...
  • Nova by Rebecca Yarros

    Nova by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    He’s Landon Rhodes.The Renegade they call Nova.Twenty-two years old, sinfully gorgeous, broody, tatted-up, adrenaline junkie.Four-time X Games medalist —Full-time heartbreaker. They say a girl broke him once—That’s why he’s so reckless, so driven, so careless with his conquests.But I’m that girl.They can call me his curse all they want...
  • Bryce by Nana Malone

    Bryce by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Money, power, prestige…failure. Bryce Coulter is … The Player. Don’t call it a come back….Because no one else is. Poised to live up to his legacy, tennis player, Bryce Coulter, loses it all on one swing. Now, with the pressure on and his future in jeopardy, the last thing he needs is a smart-mouthed, training partner with attitude and a killer swing — or maybe she’s exactly what he needs...
  • Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Pro quarterback, Ethan Christopher thought he had found his home when he met rock musician, Mia Devereux. She was the welcomed distraction in his football-focused life. Things may not have been perfect. Their individual careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart...
  • Out in the Field by Lane Hayes

    Out in the Field by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Max Maldonado loves baseball. He knows playing first base at a private college probably won’t get him to the big leagues, but he doesn’t mind. He loves the game and his teammates. If he has to stay in the closet until he graduates, that’s okay. Baseball comes first. Relationships are complicated anyway. And after his recent messy breakup, Max prefers to keep things simple...
  • Blindsided: Game On in Seattle by Jami Davenport

    Blindsided: Game On in Seattle by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling author Jami Davenport introduces the Seattle Steelheads football team with this sixth book in her Game On in Seattle sports romance series. The daughter of one-time rock legends, Emma Maxwell is the good girl of the family, the dutiful sister, the doting aunt, and a dedicated employee in the family party crashing business...
  • Game On by Tracy Solheim

    Game On by Tracy Solheim

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    The only way to win is to score… With a reputation for fast moves on the gridiron and even faster moves off the field, Shane Devlin was a player in every sense of the word. Unfortunately, his bad-boy persona has made him a risky prospect as a quarterback, and only the Baltimore Blaze are willing to give him a chance. And he’s about to take a hit he never expected...
  • Assumptions by Melanie Codina

    Assumptions by Melanie Codina

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when a girl set on playing by the rules …Finds a guy worth breaking them for? Leeann Bradley is a college graduate who has achieved many of her personal goals, all because she follows the rules she’s set for herself. It’s simple. You work hard, enjoy life, surround yourself with friends and family, avoid jumping to conclusions … and oh yeah, don’t date jocks...
  • Worth The Fall by Mara Jacobs

    Worth The Fall by Mara Jacobs

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Book Three in the Worth contemporary romance series. Alison is way too smart to be this dumb about a guy. Alison Jukuri is the smart one. But it hasn't seemed to help her much in her relationships with men. And now she's on the verge of making one, big stupid move. Again. Petey Ryan has spent his life hitting and being hit as a defenseman in the NHL...
  • Beautiful Goodbye by Chandin Whitten

    Beautiful Goodbye by Chandin Whitten

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Gage Tucker and Jenna Reylan have been best friends since their diaper days, they would do anything for each other. Gage has a love for football and for Jenna, too bad she doesn't know this. Jenna's life was perfect until she started dating Jacob, he destroyed her and Gage was there to pick up the pieces. Jenna vows to herself she would never let another man into her heart...
  • Looking to Score by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Looking to Score by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’ve been called many things, but “unlucky” isn’t one of them. Being the President of the largest fraternity on campus makes that part easy. Like me. And I wear that badge proudly. Might as well own yourself, right?But like most guys, I have two sides to me. One I project, and one I reject...
  • Nothing But Wild by P. Dangelico

    Nothing But Wild by P. Dangelico

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Dallas Van Zant… Water polo god. Shameless flirt. Beautiful disaster in the most literal sense of that label. Trust me, it’s not hyperbole. He’s in big trouble with the law. What does this have to do with me, you ask? Unfortunately, a lot. For some reason, which I still can’t quite wrap my brain around, I’ve been talked into driving him around as part of his plea deal...
  • Off the Hook by Laura Drewry

    Off the Hook by Laura Drewry

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to The Buoys, a West Coast haven where love comes in with the tide. Perfect for readers of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery, the Fishing for Trouble series features three unforgettable brothers—each of whom is a great catch.   Major league pitcher Liam O’Donnell knows his best days are probably behind him, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to retire and become a fishing guide...
  • The Ex Trials by Heather Topham Wood

    The Ex Trials by Heather Topham Wood

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One dream vacation in paradise. One co-ed bachelor and bachelorette party.One week marooned with my ex. Six months ago, Casey Silvers ended her scorching romance with sexy rocker Cole Caldwell. None of her friends know the true reason behind her sudden change of heart. Despite her claim of their chemistry fizzling out, her feelings for Cole had never gone away...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  college  contemporary  new adult
  • Bet on Us by Rachel Higginson

    Bet on Us by Rachel Higginson

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Bad luck. Bad boyfriends. Bad boys. That about sums up Ellie Harris’s life. As if getting cheated on and dumped weren’t enough, her roommate suddenly disappears after stealing Ellie’s identity and half her furniture. Now Fin Hunter insists Ellie owes him seven thousand dollars and he won't leave her alone until he collects it...
  • Once Upon a Power Play by Jennifer Bonds

    Once Upon a Power Play by Jennifer Bonds

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He'll do whatever it takes to get her against the boards... Sidelined by a potentially career-ending injury, the only thing hockey player Ryan Douglas should be thinking about is his recovery. But after sharing a near-death experience with a spunky brunette, the only thing on his mind is five and a half feet of sexy sarcasm...
  • Down By Contact by Sloan Johnson, Quinn Ward

    Down By Contact by Sloan Johnson, Quinn Ward

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nothing could derail his season like being forced to spend time with the only man he’d allowed close enough to hurt him...Zach couldn't step out of the closet if he wanted to play professional football. Griffin refused to stay locked in the dark. As much as it hurt, Zach knew Griffin had done the best thing for both of them when he walked away...
    Categorized as:
    sports  athletes  second chances  m-m  contemporary  queer
  • Summer Fling by Jerica MacMillan

    Summer Fling by Jerica MacMillan

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If Cinderella were a college student, this football player might be her Prince Charming ...Lance Kane has a reputation. You know the kind—he's hot, popular, and doesn't take the same girl out more than twice.And for some reason she can’t figure out, Abby has caught his attention...
  • Taming the Legend by Kat Latham

    Taming the Legend by Kat Latham

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Book four of the London Legends When retiring rugby star Ash Trenton considered his next career move, coaching troubled teens at his ex-girlfriend's California camp wasn't on the list. But when Camila Morales reappears after eighteen years, begging for his help, he can't say no to his first and only love...
  • Dream of You by Kate Perry

    Dream of You by Kate Perry

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Love sucks. Lola Carmichael's known it since her boyfriend broke up with her the night she expected him to propose. Only with a deadline looming for her next romance novel, she better find inspiration fast. Enter arrogant sports radio DJ Sam Touchdown Taylor. Who'd have thought a playboy ex-jock would be just what she needs to get her creative juices flowing…and her heart beating again...
  • Christmas Break by Jami Davenport

    Christmas Break by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New Adult Contemporary Sports RomanceAs a college football star and a waitress stave off cold loneliness through one hot holiday break, a passion begins that will carry them both all the way into the NFL.Striving to escape her past, reformed party girl and biker chick Aubrey Harper finds herself tending bar over Christmas break. Then her secret crush walks into the pub...
  • Faster by Lexy Timms

    Faster by Lexy Timms

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 2 in the University of Gatica Series Hurdler, Aileen Nessa surprised the university track and field world by signing with a small Division One NCAA university. Talented on the track and in the class room, she is headed to the University of Gatica. No one knows that the main reason she signed with the school is because of a top defensive back football player...
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